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The1928 New York state elections were held on November 6, 1928, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor, thestate comptroller, theattorney general, aU.S. Senator and a judge[1] of theNew York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly and theNew York State Senate.
TheWorkers state convention met on June 10.[2]
TheSocialist state convention met on July 15 atAlbany, New York.[3]
TheRepublican state convention met on September 29 atSyracuse, New York.[4]
TheDemocratic state convention met on October 2 atRochester, New York.[5]
William Stormont Hackett, themayor of Albany, had indicated to friends in late 1925 and early 1926 that he intended to enter the campaign for governor in 1928, presuming that GovernorAl Smith wonreelection in 1926 and made thepresidential race in 1928.[6] As a result of Hackett's death in early 1926, the Democratic Party in New York next turned toEdwin Corning as their likely nominee for governor in 1928.[6] Corning was a leader ofDaniel P. O'Connell's Democratic organization in Albany, and had been electedLieutenant Governor in 1926.[7] However, Corning began to suffer health problems, and declined to become a candidate.[6] As a result of Hackett's death and Corning's poor health, in 1928 New York Democrats attempted to recruit several other prominent politicians to run, includingRobert F. Wagner,George R. Lunn, andPeter G. Ten Eyck.[8] After those efforts failed, the party turned toFranklin D. Roosevelt to make the 1928 governor's race.[6] He was nominated by acclamation at the state party convention.[9]
Four Democrats and two Republicans were elected in a tight race, resulting in no party change overall. The incumbents Tremaine and Copeland were re-elected.
The Democratic, Republican, and Socialist parties maintained automaticballot access, the Socialist Labor Party did not re-attain it, and the Workers Party did not attain it.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Socialist ticket | Workers ticket | Socialist Labor ticket | |||||
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| Governor | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 2,130,193 | Albert Ottinger | 2,104,129 | Louis Waldman | 101,859 | William F. Dunne | 10,741 | Charles H. Corregan | 4,213 |
| Lieutenant Governor | Herbert H. Lehman | 2,078,921 | Charles C. Lockwood | 2,064,882 | Herman J. Hahn[10] | 105,806 | Franklin P. Brill[11] | 11,715 | John E. DeLee[12] | 5,198 |
| Comptroller | Morris S. Tremaine | 2,053,971 | Harry B. Crowley | 2,038,306 | Elizabeth C. Roth[13] | 117,346 | Lovett Fort-Whiteman | 12,370 | Henrietta Silver | 6,733 |
| Attorney General | Albert Conway | 2,014,769 | Hamilton Ward Jr. | 2,081,279 | William Karlin | 118,797 | Juliet S. Poyntz | 12,464 | Simeon Bickwheat | 5,701 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Leonard C. Crouch | 2,006,239 | Irving G. Hubbs | 2,067,046 | Hezekiah D. Wilcox[14] | 120,076 | ||||
| U.S. Senator | Royal S. Copeland | 2,084,273 | Alanson B. Houghton | 2,034,014 | McAlister Coleman | 111,208 | Robert Minor | 11,956 | Henry Kuhn[15] | 5,543 |
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